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Topic: steam powered boxeye ? (Read 9462 times)
red98
GP Hero
Posts: 6,567
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #75 on:
10 April 2021, 02:54:15 pm »
not managed a test ride yet as weather not been too good this week, looks brighter tomorrow so fingers crossed i`ll be able to get out on at least a 50 mile run. will check fluid levels and tyre pressures this evening in readyness...
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robbo
GP Hero
Posts: 4,033
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- Mk 1 Speed Triple
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #76 on:
10 April 2021, 07:42:37 pm »
Ride safe Mr. Red
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red98
GP Hero
Posts: 6,567
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #77 on:
11 April 2021, 01:27:51 pm »
Cheers Mr Robbo...yes indeed "ride safe" not been on any bike since last September so taking it easy this morning, had a couple of laps of my home town, stopped to check levels,nuts,bolts etc and then went a bit further and clocked 49.4 miles by the time i got home. bike ran well,no knocks rattles or smoke,gears change REALLY smoothly and engine pulls cleanly right through the rev range, the only negative i noticed was a slight lumpy tick over which iam sure will be solved with a carb balance and TPS check. happy with this mornings test ride which included some of my favourite local roads including the A4155 Marlow to Henley on Thames , a nice twisty A road that follows the course of the Thames always puts a smile on my face, the Fazer easily passing traffic when needed, A 9 mile stretch of road that`s easy to achieve a 60 mph average.
good to get the 600 back on the road and running as good as it ever has...great bikes these 600`s and a keeper
Next ride weather permitting will be Thursday as i have the day off. forecast looks good so thinking of a run down to Portsdown, looking forward to that but this afternoon will be spent checking the Fazer over, every nut and bolt i disturbed during the engine swap will be checked, better to be safe than sorry
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robbo
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- Mk 1 Speed Triple
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #78 on:
11 April 2021, 04:05:55 pm »
Lookin’ good Mr.Red. You must be really pleased with the finished product after all your efforts. Glad the shake down run went ok
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Dave48
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Posts: 1,565
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- MT-07 Tracer
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Reply #79 on:
11 April 2021, 05:33:44 pm »
Its great to get out again and rediscover what we first found out all those years ago: 2 wheels move the soul! Enjoy
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red98
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Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
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Reply #80 on:
11 April 2021, 07:59:48 pm »
hi Dave, could not agree more, a very good ride today that put a smile back on my face, a bit chilly and certainly too cold for the summer gloves i had on
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checked over this afternoon and all looks good with exception to the header tank, the new anti freeze is looking a bit murky, think i`ll flush the system and re-fill, not sure how long the engine was standing before i bought it but the shed it was in was a bit of a mess. if that`s the only niggle i think i got myself a bargain for £200
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Dave48
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #81 on:
12 April 2021, 07:22:42 am »
Glad you enjoyed the test ride of "new" engine. Summer gloves! You're brave. It was 2 degreesC here yesterday am coupled with odd sleet showers.
Yes from the sound of it I would thoroughly flush out the cooling system and add some nice "Pink" OAT coolant to colour match the bike!......Sorry I know its Red really!
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red98
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Posts: 6,567
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #82 on:
13 April 2021, 07:04:11 am »
yeh, very bloody funny
...i use the oat coolant from Halfords as it seams to be a good buy at the moment, not pink though but a very light red
does look a bit pinkish in the piccie, first time i have used the camera on my new phone, not that impressed with it tbh the bike has not lost any of its red-ness being garaged all its life...weather was a bit funny that day and pehaps the light was not too good...if i`am out on Thursday i will try agian...
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Dave48
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Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #83 on:
13 April 2021, 07:35:17 am »
Was only joking! Bike looks "proper" RED in your photo. Both my favourite Fazers were RED(well known by the cognoscenti to be the best!). Rhondda Red the Foxeye 600 & Big Red the mighty thou. Enjoy the Redness. Dont tell anyone but my current bike the Tracer is b**e!
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red98
GP Hero
Posts: 6,567
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FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
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Reply #84 on:
06 June 2021, 08:15:31 am »
Had to replace the clutch yesterday,slipping at higher revs, under load up hill, swapped it with the one from the original engine, i`ll put a new one in that one when i re-build it...Up to about 700 miles on the new engine now, no other problems. out today with a few mates up to Towcester for a late breakfast at the super sausage
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red98
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- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: steam powered boxeye ?
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Reply #85 on:
07 June 2021, 06:45:25 pm »
good ride and breakfast yesterday, another 150 miles clocked up and no slipping clutch...fully tested
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